A top tourism official has issued reassurances that Hungary remains safe and that local authorities can guarantee the security of all tourists who arrive in the country. Deputy state secretary for tourism Ádám Ruszinkó told reporters in front of Saint Stephen’s Basilica, in the city centre, that Budapest’s tourist attractions are far from areas affected by the refugee crisis.

Two new direct flights between Budapest and Toronto are set to boost cooperation between Hungary and Canada, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told MTI. Attending a two-day foreign ministerial session of the NATO states in Antalya, Turkey, where he held talks with his Canadian counterpart Robert Nicholson, Szijjártó said one of the main topics of discussion was the direct flight connection soon to ...

A large-scale celebration has been hosted by Air China and the Hungarian embassy in Beijing to mark the launch of the Chinese national carrier’s new flight to Budapest on 1 May. At the event, Hungary’s Ambassador to China Cecília Szilas said that while the question has been on the agenda for many years, the new air link is the result of dynamically developing relations between the two countries, ...

Direct flights will resume between Budapest and Beijing from May 1, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The air services will be provided by China’s state-owned airline Air China, operating four weekly flights with A330 aircraft. The minister noted that direct air connection between Hungary and China was discontinued in March 2012 and talks to resume direct flights had been conducted since ...

Emirates airways will offer direct, daily flights between Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc Airport and Dubai International Airport starting on October 27, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. The statement quoted state secretary Péter Szijjártó as saying that the move was of “key importance”.

The commercial airport in Pér, 15km from Gyor, has opened after a Ft 6.6 billion investment to make it accessible to such large aircraft as Boeing 737s and Airbus 320s. The runway was enlarged and widened to 2,030 metres from 1,450 and other features were revamped.

A 6.6 million euro expansion of the Győr- Pér Airport, which serves the needs of German carmaker Audi’s base in Győr, in north-west Hungary, was inaugurated today. The airport can now accommodate Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 aircraft. State secretary Péter Szijjártó said talks with Hungarian low-fare airline Wizz Air were under way on raising the number of destinations on the airport’s timetable.

A China-Central and Eastern Europe Regional Tourism Centre was established at a tourism summit in Budapest on Thursday. The centre will be based in Budapest, Péter Szijjártó, state secretary for external economic relations, told the first tourism summit of China and CEE countries.

During his visit to Beijing this February, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concluded an agreement on the construction of a high-speed rail line from Budapest to Belgrade and about the so-called V0 rail cargo line bypassing Budapest. Both projects would be built by the Chinese State Railway Company, and co-financed by the China Exim Bank and the Hungarian Development Bank. As BBJ has ...

A top tourism official has issued reassurances that Hungary remains safe and that local authorities can guarantee the security of all tourists who arrive in the country. Deputy state secretary for tourism Ádám Ruszinkó told reporters in front of Saint Stephen’s Basilica, in the city centre, that Budapest’s tourist attractions are far from areas affected by the refugee crisis.

Two new direct flights between Budapest and Toronto are set to boost cooperation between Hungary and Canada, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told MTI. Attending a two-day foreign ministerial session of the NATO states in Antalya, Turkey, where he held talks with his Canadian counterpart Robert Nicholson, Szijjártó said one of the main topics of discussion was the direct flight connection soon to ...

A large-scale celebration has been hosted by Air China and the Hungarian embassy in Beijing to mark the launch of the Chinese national carrier’s new flight to Budapest on 1 May. At the event, Hungary’s Ambassador to China Cecília Szilas said that while the question has been on the agenda for many years, the new air link is the result of dynamically developing relations between the two countries, ...

Direct flights will resume between Budapest and Beijing from May 1, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The air services will be provided by China’s state-owned airline Air China, operating four weekly flights with A330 aircraft. The minister noted that direct air connection between Hungary and China was discontinued in March 2012 and talks to resume direct flights had been conducted since ...

Emirates airways will offer direct, daily flights between Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc Airport and Dubai International Airport starting on October 27, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. The statement quoted state secretary Péter Szijjártó as saying that the move was of “key importance”.

The commercial airport in Pér, 15km from Gyor, has opened after a Ft 6.6 billion investment to make it accessible to such large aircraft as Boeing 737s and Airbus 320s. The runway was enlarged and widened to 2,030 metres from 1,450 and other features were revamped.

A 6.6 million euro expansion of the Győr- Pér Airport, which serves the needs of German carmaker Audi’s base in Győr, in north-west Hungary, was inaugurated today. The airport can now accommodate Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 aircraft. State secretary Péter Szijjártó said talks with Hungarian low-fare airline Wizz Air were under way on raising the number of destinations on the airport’s timetable.

A China-Central and Eastern Europe Regional Tourism Centre was established at a tourism summit in Budapest on Thursday. The centre will be based in Budapest, Péter Szijjártó, state secretary for external economic relations, told the first tourism summit of China and CEE countries.

During his visit to Beijing this February, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concluded an agreement on the construction of a high-speed rail line from Budapest to Belgrade and about the so-called V0 rail cargo line bypassing Budapest. Both projects would be built by the Chinese State Railway Company, and co-financed by the China Exim Bank and the Hungarian Development Bank. As BBJ has ...

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